LegoLand!

Hi everyone,
Dad took the day off last week and took Lucas to LegoLand.
Lucas's first trip to an amusement park. We thought Lucas
would only last a few hours, but we were waaaayy wrong.

We were there for 4 hours and Lucas didn't stop to take a breath.
And Dad wore out long before Lucas...

What a great time!

Check out the pictures and video below.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Everyone,
Hope you had a great Halloween.

Lucas carved his first pumpkin, and went Trick or Treating
Halloween night for the first time. He loved it. Once he figured
out what was going on, he kept saying "more, more" and "this is fun"
as we left each house. He got spooked once - I'm not sure from what,
but he wouldn't walk up to the homes by himself after that.

He had a Bob the Builder costume, but refused to wear it for more than
a few minutes, so we don't have great pics of him in his costume. Still, it
was a great time. We joined about 6 or 7 other families and paraded through
the neighborhood.

The spoils!

We took our eye off of Lucas a few minutes after
this picture was taken. Lucas seized the opportunity
and began ripping open each piece of candy, taking just
a single bite of each one and then moving on to the next.

Lucas took his first train ride today.
We rode from Nana's home in Solana Beach
all the way up the coast to Poinsettia Station
in Carlsbad.

















They told me I needed a ticket.
I know it's one of these buttons...


















Now departing on Track 1...


















Here comes our train...



















Bye, Bye Mama!

















My seat!




















It's bouncy...and fast!


















Just arrived at the Poinsettia Station...


















Bye, bye Choo Choo Train. See you soon...



















*Sigh*

Had to post this cute picture of Emma -- she is such a doll. (Emma shares Lucas' birthday - just a year later.) Lucas Halloween pictures to come tomorrow

Hi all - I know it has been a long time since we have updated the blog - Sorry...

Here is a brief update of September and October

On Labor weekend we had a visit from Mike and Shannon Treanor. Rich has known Mike since grade school. It was fun catching up with them. They brought Lucas a remote controlled trash truck. It took Lucas a bit to master - but both boys enjoy racing it around the kitchen island.

Had to post the picture below -- my two boys snoozing after a long day of play.

Danny (the dog) vacationed with us the first couple of weeks in September -- Lucas loved hanging having him around -- Danny was very patient and watched over Lucas.



The first weekend on October we headed out to the desert for some R&R. The temps finally dropped to the high 80's - so it was not too bad. Jen and Lucas both had colds, but it didn't stop us from having a good time.

Lucas helped Grammie and Grandpa Skip in their garden. They were having new landscaping put in and had to rip out the old. Lucas thought it was great fun!

We had a playdate with Lucas' buddy Charlie at the Wild Animal Park -- The boys had a great time together and the parents enjoyed seeing the animals and watching them have a good time.

We didn't go to Bate's Nut Farm this year - but did go to the Pumpkin Station - Lucas had a great time. He went on the big slide with Dad (the second time down - Dad let him go and down he went on his own - bad Dad). Lucas rode the train he was all giggles before it would start moving - then the stone face and grip of steel went on - and when it stopped the smile started again. We also rode the carousel and played with the animals. It was a great morning - Lucas is still talking about "pumpkin station"

Here is a quick video of Lucas playing with Dad. You can tell Mom was not around, as she would not have gone for the chair tossing!

We'll update again soon --

Cookies and Camping . Woo hoo!

Hi Everyone,
Our camera broke so its been a while since we last posted. we bought a new camera just in time for our camping trip to San Elijo beach, however. We had a great time and Lucas proved himself to be a natural outdoorsman. He absolutely loves the beach, too. We have some great pics below.

But first, we bought new appliances for our kitchen a few weeks ago and decided that the best thing to do the first night we had our new oven was to bake chocolate chip cookies. Lucas helped, of course.

Hope all is well.

Love,
Rich, Jen, and Lucas

















































Hmmm...I have an idea...

What if....















I stuck my finger in here...















And licked it! Yummmmmy.















Are they done yet?
















Pitchin' the tent...Lucas loves Dad's tools.





























Stackin' wood.















The view from our campsite.
















Our Friends Dan and Candy showed up.
Dan and Rich surfed both days.















Lucas surfed too!













































We walked to Starbucks and VG donut on Sunday morning.















Lucas' friend Shane from daycare ran into us at VG Donut.































The terrible twos have arrived...